Footpad

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The Footpad

"Cutting through groups of people, he moves towards his target as silent and deadly as a snake. Quickly, he rushes to his victim, brandishes his two knives and plants them into flesh, as if they were fangs. The target fails, the crowd screams, but the Footpad has already vanished."

―Ubisoft description.

The Footpad (real name: Lanz) is an unlockable multiplayer character in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, who becomes available after the player has has reached level 35. He uses a pair of daggers called Shivs.

Trivia

• "Footpad" is an old-fashioned word for thief, but was replaced by the term "Mugger" in the late 15th century.
• It is interesting to note that, in the trailer showing the Footpad, he is seen perhaps stealing something from the Barber's waist, before becoming the target of the chase; not unlike the Pickpockets from Assassin's Creed II.
• It may possibly be that Footpad is the Thief's brother, since Footpad used to mean thief.
• In the Limited Codex Edition of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, on the multiplayer character card, there is a spelling mistake: "Cutting through groups of people, he moves towards his target as silent and deadly as a snake. Quickly, he rushes to his victim, brandishes his two knives and plants them into flesh, as if they were fangs. The target fails, the crowd creams, but the Footpad has already vanished."

Videos

thumb|300px|left|The Footpad Reveal